Eastern North Dakota Synod | Lutheran Social Services of ND

Lutheran social services of north dakota

Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota (LSSND) was a nonprofit organization that offered a variety of services including housing, food, mental health and crisis support, assistance for New Americans, family services, elder care, youth support, and disaster response across North Dakota. LSSND announced its closure in 2021 after 102 years of service, citing significant debt incurred from LSS Housing. We give thanks to God for the many years of faithful service by LSSND and for the countless individuals and families cared for in North Dakota by its ministries.

The closure of LSSND left a significant gap in services available to North Dakotans. A variety of nonprofits and human service agencies have stepped up in an attempt to fill in these gaps, many of them taking on the programs previously housed under LSSND. You can find a list of former LSSND programs and the new agencies that facilitate them below.

Lutheran Disaster Response assembled a "North Dakota Assessment and Retention Study" upon LSSND's closure. The report documents the history of LSSND, assesses current needs and gaps in services across the state, and lays out opportunities for future engagement through partnership with Lutheran Disaster Response.

Download the report here.

FORMER LSS PROGRAMS AND THEIR NEW AGENCIES

Adoption

The Village Family Service Center originally took on LSSND's adoption caseload. However, as of July 7, 2023, the Village has discontinued its adoption services. Visit this link for a list of other adoption agencies in North Dakota.

Attendant Care (Grand Forks)

Grand Forks County: Juvenile Detention Center

125 S 5th Street, Grand Forks, ND 58201

Contact: Don Doyle

701-780-8216

https://www.gfcounty.nd.gov/government/regional-youth-assessment-center

Bright and Early

North Dakota Department of Human Services

600 East Boulevard Avenue, Dept 325; Bismarck, ND 58505

701-328-2310

https://www.brightnd.org

Child Care Aware